Feb 12 Wednesday Apine to Lajitas

We ate a Penny's Diner.

Here is Jim with my favorite breakfast, biscuits & gravy. I swear  this breakfast helped me ride across the states this last summer

Bonnie and Doyle work at Penny's Diner and put on a great spread.

We are in the mountains of Big Bend now. This is called Cathedral Mountains it stands 6800 ft.

This particular mountain is quite long. If you look just right you can tell why it is called Elephant Mountain. It stand at 6230 feet.

One last mountain we came across that was worthy of a sign. Hen Egg Mountain at 5000 ft..

if you look into the distance you you the road winding down through the land. This area is called 

The O2 Flats. It is between Alpine and Study Butte. It runs through the O2 ranch land. Fast 

Motorcycles and Hot cars like to run this road. It is fast and flat. We've heard over the years they would love to have a race on it. The only  problem is, it is the only way to get to Study Butte from Alpine

Diggity and Doogie are ready to be there. We are just about to get to the RV camp

We have landed and this will be home for the next few days. This is a Mountain Bike Festival.

We brought my road bike cause you don't wanna see me off road. So I will get some climbing in

On the highway 170.  We are excited for the festival, they they have over 500 registered. If you look at a map to see where this is. Then you will realize this is a really special place for Mountain Bikers to ride

In Terlingua there is the Starlight. Terlingua is known for their chili cook off which is held the first weekend in November. If you were to see this place you cannot imagine 10,000 people coming to watch the cook off which usually 300 to 350 people compete. Back to the Starlight it has changed

As well. This time of year they have a Word Off where people come and recite their poetry and stories.

It began as the Chisos Movie Theater, constructed for the mercury miniers in the 1930s. It was abandoned in the late 1940s, ultimately causing the roof to be sold as scrap. In the 1960s it became an outdoor gathering place, music and theater venue, and dance hall. In 1991 it got it's roof back.

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Tomorrow Jim is going to ride with me on the road. Plans are Mike Pluto will be in and he will ride off road.